EuroWire July 2016

Feature Reels & Spools

Manufacturers of flexible products ranging from 3D printing filament to fibre optics can utilise a tangle and twist-free packaging solution that eliminates internal packaging structures altogether. As the standard packaging method in the structured cabling industry for over 30 years, Reelex® is a patented method of winding any flexible filamentary material into a figure-eight coil. This unique coil dispenses from the inside-out without twists, tangles, snags or overruns. Because the coil does not rotate during payout, there is no inertia, and thus no need for stands or brakes. And since the coil does not require any moving parts as a means of dispensing the product, it may be packaged in a wide variety of package shapes and materials, or simply placed in a cardboard box. The product dispenses through a range of payout tube sizes which are inserted into a hole woven into the wall of the coil by a specialised Reelex coiling machine. While Reelex has become the standard package for deploying “last mile” lengths of communications, data, telephony, security and other low-voltage products, the coiling method has applications for a wide variety of products. A ‘Reel’ alternative

▲ ▲ SlingPack packaging system featuring stretch wrapped Reelex® coil

“We encourage manufacturers of everything from fibre optics to welding wire to consider Reelex as a superior packaging method,” said Timothy Copp, vice president of business development.

Mr Copp added, “Because the Reelex coil can be packaged in a variety of container shapes, sizes and materials, the coil allows manufacturers to leverage their own creativity and innovation to create a unique delivery platform for their product.”

The standard package is a cardboard box, but coils can be packaged in anything from simple stretch wrap, to the heat-shrink ProFlex Packaging System® or innovative SlingPack packages. Reelex Packaging Solutions – USA Website : www.reelex.com ▲ ▲ SlingPack packaging system

▲ ▲ Cat-6 cable in a ProFlex package

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July 2016